Personality and Ideology: Towards a Materialist Understanding of the Individual (Critical Texts in Social Work and the Welfare State)

... This is a powerful, well-written and sensitive text. It will and should become an essential text for all those seeking a career in applied psychology, most especially those who see their work currently in terms of individual needs and individual pathology.' Stephen J.Murgatroyd BPS Bulletin. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: The Need for a Materialist Understanding of the Individual....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 The Limitations of Psychology....Pages 11-38 Materialism, Instinct and Intention....Pages 39-75 Personality Theory from within Historical Materialism....Pages 76-101 Key Concepts in a Materialist Analysis....Pages 102-118 Front Matter....Pages 119-119 Entering the Social Order....Pages 121-152 Working in the Social Order....Pages 153-179 Marginality in the Social Order....Pages 180-201 Personality Development and Collective Action....Pages 202-217 Back Matter....Pages 218-228 ... This is a powerful, well-written and sensitive text. It will and should become an essential text for all those seeking a career in applied psychology, most especially those who see their work currently in terms of individual needs and individual pathology.' Stephen J. Murgatroyd BPS Bulletin